A show of weakness

Robert at My Blahg has pointed out the Cons' removal of information about climate change in general, and the Kyoto Protocol in particular, from Government of Canada websites. While Robert rightly notes the dangers associated with a deliberate attempt to purge the website, it's worth noting that in some sense the effort can only be an acknowledgement of just how indefensible the Cons' climate-change position is.

After all, if the Cons had any reasonable argument against the need to deal with global warming, surely they'd simply rebut the previous position rather than trying to pretend it never existed. Instead, they understandably fear that public access to accurate information poses a serious risk to their plan (or lack thereof). And if that kind of weakness in Harper's government receives the attention it deserves, then the Cons shouldn't remain in a position to dictate content of any kind for much longer.